Building construction



R. UNFUG.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION man Amma, 1920.

Patented Mar. 28, 1922.

RUDOLF UNFUG, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT 0F COLUMBIA.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

specication fLett'ers'ratent. I Paented Mar, 28, 1922,

Application filed August 28, 1920. `Serial No. 405,295. Y

To all Vwhom t may] concermj Be it known that I, RUDOLF UNFUG, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Washington, in lthe District of CO-V lumbia., have invented new anduseful Improvements in Building Constructions, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in building construction, and it comprises a wall consisting of courses, each of said courses having a joint of concrete,` concretev column members arranged thereon and extending upwardly, said column members being spaced from each other, a filling of clay or earthy material arranged between each pair of column members, and a reinforcement of wire or suitable material arranged on Opposite sides of the wall, and extending into said joint. j

The wall is of sufficient strength for all purposes and by using clay or earthy material asa part of thewall the cost is 1na`V terially reduced.

. Valls constructed according'rto the vpres-v entYV invention are moisture yproof and fire proof, and serve as a heat insulation against outside temperatures.

A further advantage' of the present type of wall is its relative cheapness .as compared to concrete tile or brick walls. time the durability compares favorably with that of any of these types of wall construction.

These and other advantages of the invention will become more apparent from a detail description of the drawings in which:-

Figure I is a fragmentary view of a Wall constructed in accordance with this invention, the same being partially broken away to'clearly illustrate the details of const-ruction, and,

Figure I I is a transverse sectional view taken on line 2-2 Of Figure I.

` Referring now to the drawings byy char-- acters of reference, the numeral l designates the foundation or sill of va building of the usual construction.

A layer of concrete 3 is arranged on the foundation and prismatic column members 4 extend upwardly-from the base at suitable intervals. The spaces 5 betweeny the column members is filled with nearly dry clay, pref- .to be understoody that be made without departingfrOm the scope` by Letters Patent 1s:

At the same @muy mixed with come gravel. This en ing forms a hard unyielding mass. A sheet of wire fabric 2 is arranged in the'concrete layer, and extends upwardly at the front.

and rear of the wall. The ends of the wire fabric are arranged over the top of thccourse and fastened to each other. The next layer of concrete placed on the top of the rcompleted course flows through the Openings in the fabric and the fabric becomes embedded therein. A wall of any desired height may be built by constructing sufiicient courses.

The surface of the wall may be provided with any desired finish. As shown a scratch coat 6 of waterproofed cement mortar is appliedfto the wall and second coat 7, generally called a.brown coat is then applied. Numeral 8 designates a plaster finish.

While I have shown and described in detail, one embodiment of the invention, it is various changes may of the invention asdened by the appendedv claims. Y v i" What I claim as new and desire toV secure l. A wall consisting Of courses, each course comprising a joint of concrete, spaced column members integral therewith, a filling of earthyv material arranged in thev spaces between said column members, facing coveringk said concrete and earthy material and reinforcing members surrounding said courses, said reinforcing members being embedded in said joints and facing.

2. A wall consisting of courses, each course comprising a joint of concrete, spaced column members integral therewith, a filling of earthy material arranged in the spaces between said blocksa facing covering said concrete and earthy material, and

RUDOLF UNFUGL- Witnesses: Y V y JESSE Fnrieimirg f THOMAS J. BIGGINS. 

